Learn about the types of people who become marine engineers. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a marine engineer. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming marine engineers at a ratio of 4.36 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2024
7% of marine engineers are female and 93% are male.
Gender Bias, 2024
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a marine engineer and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a marine engineer and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more women interested in becoming a marine engineer than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of marine engineers are White, making up 44% of the population. The next highest segments are South Asian and East Asian, making up 30% and 14% respectively.